Python Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Python
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 35 15
Rank change year-on-year +8 -20 -2
Permanent jobs citing Python 332 253 401
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.62% 6.44% 8.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.71% 37.48% 30.26%
Number of salaries quoted 215 98 209
10th Percentile £42,050 £40,173 £38,396
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.19% -16.30%
75th Percentile £68,750 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £94,125 £85,000
South East median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

All Programming Languages
Thames Valley

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,081 675 1,325
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 15.03% 17.19% 27.52%
Number of salaries quoted 845 390 843
10th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £43,563 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -4.35%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Python job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Python
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in the Thames Valley

Python
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 15 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxfordshire +7 164 £62,500 -3.85% 211
Berkshire +18 107 £62,500 +31.52% 159
Buckinghamshire -6 61 £52,500 -9.87% 55
Python
South East

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.11%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.81%) Confluence
3 4 (1.20%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.20%) SAS
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 29 (8.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.51%) Lightworks
3 3 (0.90%) Mathematica
3 3 (0.90%) Simulink
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.30%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.81%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 132 (39.76%) Azure
2 115 (34.64%) AWS
3 47 (14.16%) Power Platform
4 45 (13.55%) Azure AI
5 30 (9.04%) GitHub
6 25 (7.53%) Azure Sentinel
7 20 (6.02%) GCP
8 19 (5.72%) Amazon EKS
9 16 (4.82%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (4.82%) Serverless
10 14 (4.22%) Amazon EC2
10 14 (4.22%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (4.22%) Cloudflare
11 13 (3.92%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (3.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (2.71%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 9 (2.71%) Amazon ECS
15 8 (2.41%) Azure Logic Apps
16 7 (2.11%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 33 (9.94%) DNS
2 30 (9.04%) Firewall
3 17 (5.12%) VPN
4 14 (4.22%) TCP/IP
5 10 (3.01%) DHCP
6 9 (2.71%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (2.71%) Wireless
7 8 (2.41%) SSL
8 7 (2.11%) VLAN
9 6 (1.81%) HTTP
10 5 (1.51%) MQTT
11 4 (1.20%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.60%) IPv4
12 2 (0.60%) IPv6
12 2 (0.60%) SNMP
12 2 (0.60%) WireGuard
13 1 (0.30%) DNSSEC
13 1 (0.30%) Network Security
13 1 (0.30%) NGN
13 1 (0.30%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (13.55%) Power BI
2 27 (8.13%) PostgreSQL
2 27 (8.13%) Tableau
3 14 (4.22%) Relational Database
4 9 (2.71%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.71%) Metadata
4 9 (2.71%) MongoDB
4 9 (2.71%) NoSQL
4 9 (2.71%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.41%) Star Schema
6 7 (2.11%) Amazon QuickSight
6 7 (2.11%) Azure SQL Database
6 7 (2.11%) DynamoDB
6 7 (2.11%) RDBMS
6 7 (2.11%) Snowflake Schema
7 6 (1.81%) Airbyte
8 5 (1.51%) MySQL
9 4 (1.20%) Data Lake
9 4 (1.20%) Redis
10 2 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 46 (13.86%) Git
2 20 (6.02%) Jenkins
3 19 (5.72%) GitLab
4 12 (3.61%) JIRA
5 9 (2.71%) JUnit
6 8 (2.41%) JMeter
6 8 (2.41%) LabVIEW
6 8 (2.41%) Mockito
7 6 (1.81%) SonarQube
8 5 (1.51%) Cucumber
9 4 (1.20%) Artifactory
10 3 (0.90%) MLflow
10 3 (0.90%) PetaLinux
10 3 (0.90%) Polyspace
10 3 (0.90%) VectorCAST
11 2 (0.60%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.60%) Eclipse RCP
11 2 (0.60%) Mocha
11 2 (0.60%) Selenium
12 1 (0.30%) Zephyr
General
1 125 (37.65%) Social Skills
2 35 (10.54%) Manufacturing
3 33 (9.94%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (7.83%) Finance
5 17 (5.12%) Aerospace
6 12 (3.61%) Retail
7 11 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (3.31%) Public Sector
8 10 (3.01%) Electronics
9 9 (2.71%) Automotive
9 9 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.11%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.51%) Legal
12 4 (1.20%) Banking
13 3 (0.90%) Mandarin Language
13 3 (0.90%) Marketing
13 3 (0.90%) Telecoms
14 2 (0.60%) Aviation
14 2 (0.60%) Law
15 1 (0.30%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 90 (27.11%) Software Engineer
2 78 (23.49%) Python Engineer
3 65 (19.58%) Senior
4 62 (18.67%) Python Software Engineer
5 47 (14.16%) Analyst
6 43 (12.95%) C++ Software Engineer
7 29 (8.73%) C# Software Engineer
8 28 (8.43%) Data Analyst
9 25 (7.53%) AWS Engineer
9 25 (7.53%) Developer
10 24 (7.23%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 24 (7.23%) Junior
10 24 (7.23%) Junior Analyst
10 24 (7.23%) Junior Data Analyst
11 23 (6.93%) AWS Software Engineer
12 20 (6.02%) Java Engineer
13 18 (5.42%) Data Engineer
14 17 (5.12%) Cloud Engineer
15 16 (4.82%) Network Engineer
16 13 (3.92%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.84%) React
2 28 (8.43%) Terraform
3 20 (6.02%) REST
4 17 (5.12%) Django
5 16 (4.82%) JSON
6 12 (3.61%) HTML
7 11 (3.31%) Node.js
7 11 (3.31%) NumPy
7 11 (3.31%) Pandas
8 10 (3.01%) Spring
8 10 (3.01%) Spring Boot
8 10 (3.01%) Vue
9 9 (2.71%) XML
10 8 (2.41%) ActiveMQ
10 8 (2.41%) Apache Camel
10 8 (2.41%) FastAPI
10 8 (2.41%) Hibernate
10 8 (2.41%) jQuery
10 8 (2.41%) Web Services
10 8 (2.41%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.23%) Distributed Computing
2 22 (6.63%) Distributed Systems
3 18 (5.42%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.82%) Security Operations Centre
5 14 (4.22%) Algorithms
5 14 (4.22%) Legacy Systems
5 14 (4.22%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.61%) Cloud Native
6 12 (3.61%) Robotics
7 11 (3.31%) Embedded Systems
8 9 (2.71%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (2.71%) Life Science
9 8 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (2.41%) Fibre Optics
9 8 (2.41%) IoT
9 8 (2.41%) PKI
10 7 (2.11%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (1.81%) CCTV
11 6 (1.81%) CSOC
11 6 (1.81%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 72 (21.69%) Linux
2 34 (10.24%) Windows
3 7 (2.11%) Debian
4 3 (0.90%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (0.90%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (0.90%) Gentoo
4 3 (0.90%) Robot Operating System
4 3 (0.90%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (34.04%) AI
2 109 (32.83%) Software Engineering
3 84 (25.30%) CI/CD
4 83 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 71 (21.39%) Agile
6 57 (17.17%) Business Intelligence
7 53 (15.96%) DevOps
8 45 (13.55%) Machine Learning
9 41 (12.35%) Analytics
9 41 (12.35%) Computer Science
10 34 (10.24%) SIEM
11 33 (9.94%) Continuous Improvement
12 32 (9.64%) Data Modelling
12 32 (9.64%) Full-Stack Development
13 30 (9.04%) Containerisation
14 29 (8.73%) Test Automation
15 28 (8.43%) Mentoring
16 27 (8.13%) Vulnerability Management
17 25 (7.53%) Microservices
17 25 (7.53%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 79 (23.80%) SQL
2 74 (22.29%) C++
3 57 (17.17%) C#
4 44 (13.25%) JavaScript
5 43 (12.95%) Java
6 42 (12.65%) PowerShell
7 37 (11.14%) TypeScript
8 35 (10.54%) Bash
9 14 (4.22%) MATLAB
10 12 (3.61%) Go
10 12 (3.61%) Shell Script
11 11 (3.31%) C
12 9 (2.71%) Rust
13 6 (1.81%) Groovy
13 6 (1.81%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (1.51%) Apex Code
15 4 (1.20%) Perl
15 4 (1.20%) Ruby
16 2 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 1 (0.30%) OCaml
Qualifications
1 85 (25.60%) Degree
2 50 (15.06%) Computer Science Degree
3 46 (13.86%) Azure Certification
4 39 (11.75%) Security Cleared
5 35 (10.54%) SC Cleared
6 30 (9.04%) Master's Degree
7 23 (6.93%) PhD
8 15 (4.52%) CompTIA Security+
9 8 (2.41%) CISSP
10 7 (2.11%) CompTIA CySA+
11 6 (1.81%) GCIA
11 6 (1.81%) GIAC
11 6 (1.81%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (1.51%) CCNA CyberOps
12 5 (1.51%) CEH
13 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 2 (0.60%) AWS Certification
15 1 (0.30%) CREST Certified
15 1 (0.30%) ICAEW
15 1 (0.30%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.13%) QA
2 23 (6.93%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.92%) GDPR
4 7 (2.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.51%) SOC 2
6 4 (1.20%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.90%) ECSS
7 3 (0.90%) IEC 61508
7 3 (0.90%) ISO 26262
8 2 (0.60%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.60%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 45 (13.55%) Docker
2 21 (6.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (6.02%) Hyper-V
4 15 (4.52%) Active Directory
5 12 (3.61%) KVM
6 6 (1.81%) vSphere
7 3 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.60%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.60%) Firmware
8 2 (0.60%) iptables
Systems Management
1 47 (14.16%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.52%) Graylog
3 12 (3.61%) Ansible
4 10 (3.01%) Grafana
4 10 (3.01%) Prometheus
5 9 (2.71%) Kibana
6 8 (2.41%) Proxmox
6 8 (2.41%) ZABBIX
7 6 (1.81%) Argo
8 4 (1.20%) Kustomize
8 4 (1.20%) Packer
8 4 (1.20%) Podman
9 3 (0.90%) Istio
10 1 (0.30%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.30%) QRadar
10 1 (0.30%) WMI
Vendors
1 77 (23.19%) Microsoft
2 21 (6.33%) VMware
3 12 (3.61%) Splunk
4 10 (3.01%) Databricks
5 8 (2.41%) CrowdStrike
5 8 (2.41%) Dynatrace
5 8 (2.41%) IBM
5 8 (2.41%) Veeam
6 7 (2.11%) Informatica
6 7 (2.11%) Talend
7 6 (1.81%) New Relic
8 5 (1.51%) AppDynamics
8 5 (1.51%) Cisco
8 5 (1.51%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.51%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.51%) Thales
9 4 (1.20%) Red Hat
10 3 (0.90%) Darktrace
10 3 (0.90%) NVIDIA
10 3 (0.90%) Xilinx